Saturday Morning Cartoons: Don’t watch, Portland

Here’s video of Kevin Durant’s workout with the Blazers in 2007 and an interview. Hooped Up Online dug it up recently and it’s pretty weird to watch it and see KD in a Portland shirt. My, how different things could’ve been.

Serge Ibaka, Reggie Jackson and Thabo Sefolosha were all low first round draft picks. The Thunder developed them into 2 starters and their new 6th man.

If you don't believe in the Thunder process (which will happen with guys like Roberson, Jones III, or Jerrett, odds are one of them will become a rotation player) then you just don't understand how the Thunder have been built as a championship contender.

They build through the draft and patient player development. This will not change! Sam Presti is not going to trade 2 young prospects for 1 year of a broken down and disgruntled Marcin Gortat. Never going to happen.

Even though she's not knock down glamorous--I've always had a crush on Claire Danes. She's what I call 'smart beautiful'. I'd push Maureen Dowd over to the side for Claire Danes in a fraction of a second.

Niners laying an egg at home? Somebody make sure Justin is okay. On the plus side, Aldon Smith and Von Miller are now free to throw one hell of a party. Smith brings the booze, Von brings the weed and Mollies

@DXLThunder performed well without Westbrook..Jackson played extremely well and will out perform and be a better replacement than K-mart was,you have Lamb who I think will come out and shine considering now with Martin gone his only competition 2 get more floor minutes is Jackson.Finally Steven Adams I believe will surprise some people once he gets some actual floor minutes.Sam Presti is as smart as they come for GMs and I think come trade deadline around all-star break u will see a new player in Thunder uniform and I'm referring 2 Marcin Gortat.Gortat has stated he will not resign with the Suns and has stated he wanted 2 go 2 a contender and even has expressed his desire 2 join OKC,with his contract expiring after the season the Suns will have to get what they can for him by trade deadline or get nothing at all.Presti knows this and I expect he will pull the trigger just in time 4 the Playoffs.Calling Gortat broken down is just a ridiculous statement and Gortat has every right 2 b disgruntled when his own franchise refuses 2 do anything 2 better the team..

@Old Man Game@Sustainable Parameters@Lost Ones I don't think it's possible. After the last lockout somebody still thought John Wall playing half a season and winning you games at the dog days part of the season where most teams have already mailed it in, to increase your win total to like 30, made him worth the max. Look at the money Jefferson just got. Deng and his agent out there talking bout 15m or something

@Sustainable Parameters@Old Man Game@Lost Ones They'll develop and ingenious system that saves dumb GMs from themselves to ensure no team is ever hamstrung paying Gilbert Arenas or the next Gilbert Arenas 22 million for one season again.

@Old Man Game@Sustainable Parameters@Lost Ones Hopefully they come up with another great system like a graduating luxury tax to increase competitive balance and make it fair for all the teams since that has worked so well for the "small market" teams (sarcasm).